TRANSFORMATION METHODS OF WAVEFRONT MAPS FROM ONE VERTEX DISTANCE TO ANOTHER - Patent 1729627

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EP 1 729 627 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	13.12.2006 Bulletin 2006/50

(21)	Application number: 05723677.0

(22)	Date of filing: 25.02.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 3/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2005/005910

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2005/092172 (06.10.2005 Gazette 2005/40)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

03.03.2004 US 550514 P

(71)	Applicant: Visx, Incorporated
	Santa Clara, CA 95051-0703 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	DAI, Guangming Fremont, California 94555 (US)

(74)	Representative: Kazi, Ilya et al
	Mathys & Squire 120 Holborn London EC1N 2SQ London EC1N 2SQ (GB)

(54)	TRANSFORMATION METHODS OF WAVEFRONT MAPS FROM ONE VERTEX DISTANCE TO ANOTHER